Day Thirty-seven

In honor of President's Day, I have taken it upon myself to do a little revamping of my Pilates workout.

No, I'm not stepping up my game and doing the workout of a lifetime. And I am also not inventing new and impressive moves. I am simply renaming a few to match the holiday. Here goes...

• I hereby change "saw" to "The George Washington" - He had that whole chop-down-the-cherry-tree thing when he was a kid. He probably used an ax, but a saw is pretty close.

• The move formerly known as "roll-downs" shall, today, be referred to as "The Franklin D. Roosevelt" - He had the New Deal and roll-downs are the first move in the workout. New... first... get it?

• "Scissor Kicks" I will refer to as "The Herbert Hoover" - While this president had nothing to do with the appliance that shares his name, I always think of a vaccum when I think of President Hoover. And, let's face it folks, when it comes to scissor kicks... I suck.

• "Leg lifts" shall today be known as "The Barack Obama" - Leg lifts is pretty much the point in the workout where I find it necessary to chant to myself in determined desperation "Yes we can!"

Happy President's Day! Happy Pilatification!